Academics at Meharry

We teach health caring.

Our Programs

Offering graduate and professional education programs, available online and in-person. 

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5 Schools, One Mission

Preparing leaders in medicine, dentistry, global health, computational sciences and biomedical science who are dedicated to the elimination of health disparities.

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In order to know where you’re headed, you need to know where you’ve been. For Meharrians, our journey began nearly 200 years ago.

Samuel Meharry and his four brothers officially founded Meharry Medical College in 1876, but the College’s story actually began in response to an Act of Kindness received on a Kentucky road one rainy night during the 1820s—a chance meeting now known as The Salt Wagon Story. This act of reaching out, reaching back, and propelling others forward illustrates the model for the entire Meharry Experience, including our approach to a professional medical education.

Today, Meharry includes five schools, providing opportunities for people of color, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, and others, regardless of race or ethnicity.

We help others in gratitude for those who helped us, and in gratitude for those who came before us—by reaching out, reaching back, and propelling our students and communities forward. It is our mission, it is our goal—it is Who We Are.

Majors and Programs

Explore the graduate and professional programs, offered online and on-campus, at Meharry. 

Our Schools

Meharry is comprised of five schools: School of Applied Computational Sciences, School of Dentistry, School of Global Health, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Medicine. Eaach provides an excellent education that prepares  leaders in medicine, dentistry, global health, computational sciences and biomedical science who are dedicated to the elimination of health disparities.

Residency

Our medical and dental residency programs prepare residents to become skilled, fully licensed providers. Residents and fellows also have opportunities to improve healthcare in underserved communities by through clinical care and by conducting research that pursues the elimination of health disparities.

Continuing Education

Continuing education takes places through regularly scheduled series, workshops, lectures, conferences, symposia, workshops, enduring materials, and similar activities.

Library

The Meharry library is an essential educational partner for students, faculty, researchers and clinicians. The library provides study space, physical resources and a robust collection of electronic resources to maximize the utility and accessibility of information across the campus and from home.

Important Dates

Discover your road to achievement

Explore the many avenues for your graduate or professional education at Meharry.

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